Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency
[Diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency revised] Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) deficiency is a common disorder with potential irreversible haematological and neurological consequences. Currently used diagnostic tests such as the evaluation of serum vitamin B12 and the Schilling test are insufficient, e.g. the positive predictive value of a low serum vit …
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There is agreement within the literature that serum vitamin B12 testing should be used to diagnose vitamin B12 deficiency in symptomatic and high-risk populations. One of the leading causes of vitamin B12 deficiency is pernicious anemia, an autoimmune disease that results in the failure to produce intrinsic factor.
Utilization Guidelines Vitamin B-12 (82607) and folate (82746) can be tested up to four times per year for malabsorption syndromes (K90. 9) or deficiency disorders (D81.
D51. 9 converts approximately to ICD-9-CM: 281.1 - Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemia.
Medicare considers vitamin assay panels (more than 1 vitamin assay) a screening procedure and therefore, non-covered.
CPT-4 code 82607 (cyanocobalamin [vitamin B-12]) is reimbursable only when billed in conjunction with one or more of the following ICD-10-CM codes.
Coding a B12 injection 90782 would be correct for a patient with private insurance. However, for patients covered by Medicare, code G0351 would be the injection code for 2005. J3420, “Injection, vitamin B12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1,000mcg,” is the HCPCS code for reporting physician provision of the medication.
ICD-10 code E56. 9 for Vitamin deficiency, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
Group 1CodeDescriptionJ3420INJECTION, VITAMIN B-12 CYANOCOBALAMIN, UP TO 1000 MCG
Cyanocobalamin is available under the following different brand names: Vitamin B12, Nascobal, Athlete, Calomist, Cobalamin, Cobex, Crystamine, Prime, Rubramine PC, Vibisone, and Eligen B12.
If you have been formally admitted into a hospital, reside in a skilled nursing facility, or hospice and your physician orders a B12 shot as medically necessary treatment, Part A (hospital insurance) may help cover the costs.
Part B covers certain doctors' services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventive services. covers medically necessary clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, when your doctor or provider orders them. You usually pay nothing for Medicare-covered clinical diagnostic laboratory tests.
25-OH Vitamin D-3 (82306) may be tested up to four times per year for Vitamin D deficiencies (268.0–268.9).
A type of anemia (low red blood cell count) caused by the body's inability to absorb vitamin b12. Anemia due to poor intestinal absorption of vitamin b12 caused by defective production of intrinsic factor (a carrier protein) by the gastric mucosa. Megaloblastic anemia caused by vitamin b-12 deficiency due to impaired absorption.
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Approximate Synonyms. Anemia, pernicious. Pernicious anemia. Clinical Information. A decrease in red blood cells that occurs when the body cannot absorb vitamin b12. A megaloblastic anemia occurring in children but more commonly in later life, characterized by histamine-fast achlorhydria, in which the laboratory and clinical manifestations are ...
Vitamin b12 deficiency. Clinical Information. A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of folic acid in the diet. Many plant and animal tissues contain folic acid, abundant in green leafy vegetables, yeast, liver, and mushrooms but destroyed by long-term cooking.
A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin b 12 in the diet, characterized by megaloblastic anemia. Since vitamin b 12 is not present in plants, humans have obtained their supply from animal products, from multivitamin supplements in the form of pills, and as additives to food preparations.
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This First Coast Billing and Coding Article for Local Coverage Determination (LCD) L33967 Vitamin B 12 Injections provides billing and coding guidance for frequency limitations as well as diagnosis limitations that support diagnosis to procedure code automated denials.
The following ICD-10-CM codes support medical necessity and provide limited coverage for CPT code: J3420
All those not listed under the “ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity” section of this article.
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